Summer 2024 College Internship
Job Summary
ASSIGNMENT DESCRIPTION: Temporary Hire Students perform a variety of functions and tasks in support of the organization to which they are assigned. Work assignments will involve problem identification, analysis, and resolution. Specific duties may include the preparation and presentation of briefings directly related to work assigned. They must be currently and continuously enrolled at in a graduate, baccalaureate, or associate degree program. They are placed on temporary appointments, and must reapply for each summer internship period. Student will have an opportunity to apply for permanent appointment at NGA upon meeting the requirements of the program.
Additional Job Information
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: *** The actual duty location of this position will be at one of the following: ***
- Springfield, VA
- McLean, VA
- Charlottesville, VA
- Arlington, VA
- Bolling AFB, DC
- Washington, DC
- Suitland, MD
- Fort Meade, MD
- Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
- Arnold, MO
- St. Louis, MO
- Denver, CO
- Las Cruces, NM
Applicants are not required to submit a cover letter, but it is highly recommended. The cover letter cannot exceed the specified limits provided in the Cover Letter field (3,000 characters). Pages exceeding this limit will not be considered. Applicants should place their narrative information in the Cover Letter / Other Professional Details field.
Additional Application Requirement: You may be asked to complete one or more assessments in addition to the application you submit on this website as part of your application to NGA. These assessments may include but are not limited to: 1) Online questionnaires or assessments that require you to describe your job-related knowledge, skills, abilities, or other characteristics that are aligned with the mandatory and desirable qualifications of this job posting. The information you provide in the application you submit must support the response you provide to this questionnaire. You will receive an email to describe any additional assessments required. Please monitor your emails and complete any required assessments as soon as possible.
Mandatory Qualifications
MANDATORY QUALIFICATION CRITERIA: For this particular job, applicants must meet all competencies reflected under the Mandatory Qualification Criteria to include education (if required). Online applications must demonstrate qualification by providing specific examples and associated results, in response to the announcement's mandatory criteria specified in this vacancy announcement:
1. U.S. Citizen.
2. At least 18 years of age at time of application.
3. Ability to obtain a Security Clearance (Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information), Passing a Polygraph and Position is subject to Drug Testing.
4. Students must be currently enrolled at least part time in an accredited two-year or four-year college or university degree program (associates, bachelors, graduate, or post-graduate) with a graduation date of October 2024 or later.
5. Students scheduled to graduate prior to October 2024 are ineligible unless accepted and enrolled in a subsequent degree program. Documentation of subsequent degree program acceptance and enrollment will be required.
6. Students accepted to the internship program must send an official transcript to Student Programs once the Spring 2024 Semester is over.
EDUCATION REQUIREMENT: Incumbent must be enrolled in an associate degree program, baccalaureate, or graduate program.
Highly Desired Qualifications
QUALIFICATION CRITERIA: In addition to the mandatory qualifications, experience in the following is desired:
Additional Job Requirements
You must be able to obtain and retain a Top Secret security clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information. In addition, you are subject to a Counterintelligence Polygraph examination in order to maintain access to Top Secret information. All employees are subject to a periodic examination on a random basis in order to determine continued eligibility. Refusal to take the examination may result in denial of access to Top Secret information, SAP, and/or unescorted access to SCIFs.
Employees with SCI access and who are under NGA cognizance are required to submit a Security Financial Disclosure Report, SF-714, on an annual basis in order to determine continued eligibility. Failure to comply may negatively impact continued access to Top Secret information, Information Systems, SAP, and/or unescorted access to SCIFs.